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Theories of development and the World Bank’s land report

Two long, fascinating pieces caught my eye today. The first is by Owen Barder on three theories of development (a propos the MDG summit): a ‘big heave’ story, a ‘improve accountability’ story and one...

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More on land grabs

I continue to scan local and international media for news on ‘land grabs’. I’m finding the coverage is more nuanced and less breathless than it was a few years ago, but still disturbingly short on...

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Is East Africa in 2011 like Ireland in 1847?

Living in Ethiopia, I should have known earlier that there was a famine in the making in this part of the world. The short rains earlier this year were patchy in Addis and completely absent elsewhere....

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Soil: might collective management of land be better than privatizing it?

Healthy soil is the foundation of agriculture – and agriculture is not always good for the soil. Monocropping, overgrazing and clearing trees and hedges in particular is a good way to reduce soil...

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